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Neuroscience research in Canada

McGill University ranks first in Canada for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#21 worldwide), followed by University of Toronto and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#7
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
10k
Top-10% rate
10.1%
Ranked institutions
28

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Neuroscience in Canada?

Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in Neuroscience, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Canada?

Alan Charles Evans, Georg Northoff and Boris C. Bernhardt rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Alan Charles Evans#8,859 worldwide overall110.9 of 300 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Georg Northoff#20,152 worldwide overall96.9 of 300 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Boris C. Bernhardt#769 worldwide overall76.0 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Mircea Steriade#58,578 worldwide overall89.7 of 249 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Paul W. Frankland#14,529 worldwide overall69.2 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Robert J. Zatorre#9,914 worldwide overall71.8 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Andrés M. Lozano#29,876 worldwide overall82.7 of 353 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Morris Moscovitch#49,653 worldwide overall74.5 of 271 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Anthony Randal McIntosh#61,026 worldwide overall67.0 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Endel Tulving#10,947 worldwide overall53.8 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Michael R. Hayden#42,045 worldwide overall65.1 of 238 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Michael Joseph Meaney#13,711 worldwide overall56.5 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Anthony E. Lang#23,407 worldwide overall71.3 of 304 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Michael Petrides#37,190 worldwide overall57.0 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Tomáš Paus#20,275 worldwide overall57.5 of 177 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Canada on their work in Neuroscience alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Canada compares with other countries in Neuroscience